Najuspješnija igračica u povijesti tenisa 36-godišnja Serena Williams, koje je u rujnu prošle godine rodila kćerku, prošla je u drugo kolo Roland Garrosa svladavši Čehinju Kristinu Pliškovu sa 7-6 (4), 6-4
Osvajačica 23 Grand Slam naslova vratila se tenisu u ožujku na turniru u Indian Wellsu, a Roland Garros je njen prvi Grand Slam turnir nakon osvajanja prošlogodišnjeg Australian Opena.
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1. kolo -
Taylor Townsend (SAD) - Myrtille Georges (FRA) 6-4, 6-2
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (SAD) - Johanna Larsson (Šve) 6-4, 6-3
Daria Gavrilova (AUS/24) - Sorana Cirstea (Rum) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3
Elise Mertens (BEL/16) - Varvara Lepchenko (SAD) 6-7 (9), 7-6 (4), 6-0
Angelique Kerber (Nje/12) - Mona Barthel (Nje) 6-2, 6-3
Aliaksandra Sasnovič (BLR) - Denisa Allertová (Češ) 6-4, 6-3
Kiki Bertens (Niz/18) - Arina Sabalenka (BLR) 6-2, 6-1
Zhang Shuai (Kina/27) - Kristína Kucová (Slk) 6-0, 7-5
Irina Begu (Rum) - Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (Slk) 6-4, 5-7, 9-7
Peng Shuai (Kina) - Aleksandra Krunić (SRB) 6-3, 6-4
Caroline Garcia (FRA/7) - Duan Yingying (Kina) 6-1, 6-0
Garbine Muguruza (Špa/3) - Svetlana Kuznjecova (RUS) 7-6 (0), 6-2
Fiona Ferro (FRA) - Carina Witthöft (Nje) 6-4, 6-2
Samantha Stosur (AUS) - Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-2, 6-4
Anastazija Pavljučenkova (RUS/30) - Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-4, 7-6 (1)
Julia Görges (Nje/11) - Dominika Cibulková (Slk) 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) - Isabelle Wallace (AUS) 6-1, 6-0
Serena Williams (SAD) - Kristina Pliškova (Češ) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Ashleigh Barty (AUS/17) - Natalija Vihljanceva (RUS) 6-3, 6-1
Marija Šarapova (RUS/28) - Richel Hogenkamp (Niz) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
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